I can't understand why (ch 41) FL is like 'ah I'm so arrogant for offering help' when to me, going 'hey, I wanted this walk, but is it a bit much?' is just... considerate? And could not one of them flat out say 'gee, actually, it's not totally awful when I'm around you'... UGH. Is this a normal thing for other people? This doesn't even feel like any misunderstandings, it simply feels like they're both purposely pretending they know how to NOT subtly lie with every word.
I love overdramatic misunderstandings. But this feels like they're both having to work to find anything to misunderstand? I really liked this at first, but now my socially-blind self is going "ffs you guys, no one is gonna win anything if they can seem more ignorant than the other".
Blaaargh.
just Fn WHY was there no nice art in this chapter (78) like nearly every other chapter??? If it wasn't kinda 'off' because it was in motion or out of focus or whatever... then it was a some sorta chibi face or something. We didn't get any good shots for a single character! And almost nothing happened?? The art and unique plot has always made this one of the best. Wtf was chapter 78?? None of the great art OR actual plot development.
The emperor doesn't like a tea that helps prevent the mind control or whatevs. Wooooo. There could've been a single decent picture to make it better. Ah, please God, whatever powerful thing is out there, don't let this go downhill...
have you ever heard about the phrase “calm before the storm”
And I am done. ML isn't even interesting scum. He's just a spineless, cold, selfish jerk. FL is horrendously weak, an overcooked spaghetti noodle of a spine with not a crumb of self respect. They don't have a single braincell between the two of them. I'm going to walk away assuming they'll spend their lives making each other miserable. ...and they kinda deserve it.
Not just the translation or anything (which yeah, at times it seems like unedited MTL and barely makes sense), but the obvious absurdities. An example right from the start: DO NOT EVER HAVE A RANDOM BLOOD TRANSFUSION. That is highly likely to kill the injured person! Even direct blood family absolutely may never give blood without being the appropriate blood type. Even then, there's actually more factors within the blood that determine how well the body can handle the foreign blood... then you have things like a ton of awful diseases that can be transferred through blood (HIV and Hep C for example). I'd judge this story harsh even if this was the only problem. But.
Then almost immediately, they talk about how being unconscious for too long or waking from a coma will likely cause hallucinations or mental illness that will require being put in an institution? No! No! That's not how that works! Sure, those things may be affected, but it's absolutely not the most obvious problems that would be a concern. The biggest issues will be not far off from most brain damage- potentially speech, control of bodily function, sensory issues like sight or hearing, limited short term memory and/or ability to process, ugh... WHY would an author choose to write on subjects of which they're clearly dangerous levels of ignorant??
There's many more massive issues from the start. An example (Ch5, no big spoiler) is that not only selling, but even making any kind of medicine is straight up ILLEGAL. Firstly, that's insane, because even various teas are supposed to help with some health issues. A world where basic herbs can be taken to reduce fever and it's considered illegal? Just?? A literal child can read all about how to do it (why is there so much accessible info on it if illegal), so there's clearly much more than enough medical knowledge in that world for very basic medications to be easily created for the general population, but it's a CRIME and some people can still be accused of being a WITCH because they made an ointment from knowledge easily accessible in a multitude of books and...
Sorry. It's just insultingly awful. I can't understand how any of this got approved to be in a manhwa. I can't read more. The author should never be allowed to so much as place a bandaid on someone.
Ugh
are watching the comments with sinister laughter, like older siblings waiting for their younger sibling to find out they're getting a flu shot. It'll all be fine, but we just wanna see their face.
No, I'm spoiling right now, though I've done that a lot already when asked. It would ruin the fun. But I wish new readers knew I was watching from behind the corner, rubbing my hands together and grinning like a Disney villain.
...suddenly I feel like I should apologize to my sister... for a lot...
do you know the equivalent of chap 87 to the novel?
nvm guys it’s chap 106 in the novel
Well, part of it is in 106, but a handful of parts happen in chapters ~around~ 106. The timing of scenes and general info and stuff gets a bit mixed up to make it work a little smoother in the manhwa, I guess
i’ve been reading and you are so right… manhwa readers have it coming for them
Tbf, I hop around squealing in excitement about the tiniest of things because I'm a warped spazz... but I'm expecting a few recent topics to be especially fun <33
Also I'm obviously not fun to watch movies with because I'll stare at everyone excitedly like I'm gonna pop. But gotta enjoy the little things~
The old one was a dud and had to be tossed. It's hard to find new husbands locally, though, so maybe it's best to order online. They've got, like, whole catalogs now, but usually through apps.
I'm sorry, I was bored
Jesus is in the top comments, rates this 5 stars, but only talks about hating the translation and watermarks. I genuinely love you people, istg.
Real and I don't thing jesus would be reading bl and smut but it's jesus what can you do?
Let's crucify him. Worked before
Nah, he'd be back again in a few days anyway. Jason from Friday the 13th. You can't shake him off. Wish he'd take a moment to scribble "BL and smut are totally cool BTW" in the Bible, tho. Or some stone tablet. An ipad? Whatever the trend is. His fan club must've gotten it backwards somehow.
Sorry, istg I'm not trying to be offensive, but it's so easyyy
Didn't he come back 3 days later??
Warning, personal raging rant: I don't like the FL after this point. Everything that happens is her fault. Doha's yandere self of course would've been a bad ML, especially after this point... but why wouldn't she have gone to a doctor even once BEFORE she leaves, since there was a ton of symptoms she would get if dying and she never gets them, doesn't even think to get one last desperate second opinion? Instead of dragging her ML into despair?
This whole time, she's been stringing along Doha. Maybe she lied to herself to feel better, but she knew. She knew his feelings were far deeper, but she accepts the various life-changing things he does for her without any return. Not to mention full on saving her from the edge of death TWICE and wasn'teven trying to win her over! He doesn't tell her! He wanted her to live, but he never gains anything from it. And yet she slowly drags him into hell.
The rest of the novel and all the various ways it destroys Doha while making him look the bad guy... you learn way more about him than anyone else, he has much more of his own plot line than either of the leads, but he has nothing but false hope and despair... and if you've read the end of the book, you'll know exactly what I mean.
I hate the novel's author. Hate. The story was decent, even good, etc. But it was like that whole novel was written to pretend it's about the leads, and slowly morphs into the author sadistically breaking Doha.
He never even defends his self, so everyone assumes he's way worse than he is. When you get more details from his point of view, it's just different. Not really a spoiler: at one point, ML attacks with the intention to kill, no questions or anything, and they both end up injured. The novel itself shows that info, but later on he's judged for hurting the ML. Yeah, I understand the ML's actions, but the ML is always seen as justified... but not one person in that story knows Doha's reasons or cares to know. As readers we see some of it, but not all. He's just a plot device.
I swear, the author knew exactly what they were doing. Doha didn't deserve that life.
Ugh I'm going back to reality, sorry to anyone who read this.
I lied, I'm back, the quietly-curing-her thing and teaching swordsmanship, teaching her magic, sending her jewelry and she accepts a bracelet from her friend zoned bestie who pops in to save her while in her real ML's arms? He's just continously making her life into something incredible, she gives nothing back, and the actual ML is just sitting in his office looking hella fine and with a sad backstory. He could've hired her teachers and stuff if he cared enough, even if he doesn't know then gee he sure has no idea what she does everyday... but some other friend zoned traumatized hottie is ditching work to make FL's life great. Without him, she would been sick this whole time and going off to die, but when she's skipping off of her own volition instead of trying to double check or at least communicate... we're supposed to be mad that the traumatized yandere wants to go with the idiot he loves?
Okay, my tantrum is over, sorry.
I'm sorry I haven't read this for a while,why she's being chased? I read the previous chapter and she wanted to go back to ml and she was chased and the priest helped her. So I'm confused,sorry.
I never mentioned being chased? So you might be responding to the wrong insane rambling? But I'll answer as best I can- she was trying to get away so there'd be less chance of ML finding her right before/during/after her death, so she would want her trail to be hard to follow, of course. She thought it wouldn't be as traumatizing. BUT!!
Politics drama meant a couple people wanted to unalive her while ML was out at war and she was an easier target. With a couple fake whispers and hints in ongoing rumors, it looked like the ML was also after her. Which, he was, but not in the way it was framed by some of them. She thought he was also tracking her down to hurt her, in addition to the people who really were trying to track her down to hurt her.
And sorry guys, after this may be considered vague spoilers:
Our boi Roha was like "oh my <3 you're so vulnerable and I'm here for you, bestie <3" and obviously trying to smash through the friend zone barrier before she got back in contact with ML. He wanted her to lean on him for help because it was his only chance to win her over as more than friends. He technically helped her a ton on the journey/trip/whatever, but also purposely kept her from communicating with the ML because he wanted the best chance he could get. I struggle to fully blame him. Some was seriously wrong, but the bulk of his behavior was just childish "Please look at me for 5 seconds omg I'm right here, don't look at him look at meee" and I'm pretty sure all of us have felt that way a few times in our lives. This dude only felt that way once and clearly didn't do a great job with it.
But yeah anyway, the next arc or two made my fondness for the FL vanish like a puddle in summer. She acts absolutely selfish and stomps all over a handful of characters, and on purpose!! I slowly realized Roha was the only one who had genuine depth beyond the most basic set up. But the author enjoyed torturing him I guess and kept adding depth, but in the cruelest ways.
Ugh. Sorry. This novel is gonna haunt my psycho self for, like, a month. T.T
Gd I'm sorry for that length. Oop.
I know you did not mention the chasing scene,sorry for that,I asked because I know you were capable of answering it in details. And thank you so much,now I understand their situation. Gosh,I don't know what to feel also. Why's almost everyone blaming the priest when he's just there to help. Yeah,he may be over clingy but it's all thanks to him that she's alive,and I'ma sure that if Doha is the ml everyone will cheer for him. I don't know I'm not sure, please scold me if I'm wrong.
I like the details
Ayooo, I totally get it. I appreciate you, boo
I feel bad for him fr. He deserves better. He could be a male lead of his own story. Well too bad the author has already painted him as a villain.
Damn this is so sad, so to summarize, doha did all the work of a ml but throughout it till the end, he never got his credit rather painted as the bad guy. This is frustrating!! I was too wondering that it looked so pathetic that ml couldnt even help her and a side ml had to save her life so many times, how on earth is he not the ml. He would fit as a perfect ml in any other manhwa universe but its own. I would like to ask just one thing, will he get a happy ending? Frlm the looks of it, it doesnt seem like he did or he decided to be the "bigger person" and give up for fl's happiness, something like that
Well, I mean, our boy does occasionally do stuff like coldly 'eliminates' small threats that probably didn't require going that far, casually forgets to mention things that wouldn't work in his favor, and/or a few times may phrase things in a way that isn't *lying* but is intentionally letting people understand it a different way. Even his most 'evil' acts are wrong, yes... but not worse than a million poor-traumatized-backstory MLs from other novels and manhwas. His worst deeds aren't much worse than the ML in this one- but for the ML it's "aw but our sad boi was just killing hundreds because y'know, no one sees him as good anyway. If his country wants to take over another one, then why not relieve stress with cutting down dozens of people every day?" Doha has probably has far fewer unnecessary deaths on his hands, but it's framed to seem more personal *and* we get all the grisly details vs dismissing them. It's hard to explain without spoiling anything, and on first glance it may seem like he's more in the wrong, but if someone pays attention, they'll catch details that expose that he was usually at least somewhat justified (or at least as justified as the ML).
Blargh, I'm awful explaining without spoiling. But also ya, I'll DM you a vague spoiler so it's not fully spoiled, but will still completely tell you his general "ending"
excellent points and can i just say... this is the type of passionate dissertation-level rant that gets you transmigrated into a revision of the plot, For My Lost Love style
We're grateful if you spoil us about Doha's ending . I hope it's not the typical ending of smls like he live in seclusion and remain single all his life.
Agree! At this point I'd appreciate all of the spoilers please!
A different fan would have to be sent to save him. I ain't even the lead in my own life. That situation would result in my death the moment I met any of the leads. Probably worth it just to see a 'real' version of him tho
I'm trying to send you a PM but I keep getting errors. THANKS so much for sending me all that. Omg Doha ╥﹏╥
in how a person treats their body, but this felt like an unhealthy standard. She's slender except for a tiny belly, but she and everyone around her treats her as "fat". She chooses to lose the couple of vanity pounds on her stomach NOT for health reasons or even her own confidence- she literally says she wants a body her future boyfriend would compliment. She bases her appearance of how a man would see her- a theoretical boyfriend that doesn't even exist yet. This story could've been about accepting yourself or even about her working out because she wants to be healthier or stronger. It feels weird that it's all about losing a few pounds to look skinny enough for men. ...and she was already slender.
I've had kids and was once quite overweight, medically speaking. I'm now on the slimmer side of a healthy weight, but would have to lose about 10% of my weight to look like her when she was "chubby". I would be furious if someone said I needed to lose weight to look good for a man... I'm healthy and it's my body, not some dude's. The way this comic framed being super skinny if you want men to like you... it feels messed up.
Ugh, sorry. It irritated me.